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HOST-NGO is a network of skilled professionals, who are actively involved in development projects. They are willing to devote human resources, technical expertise and strategic vision to support the development of local communities, anywhere the organization is able to reach out. Our organization is building a world-wide cooperation channel engaging local and international counterparts such as local authorities and non-profit organizations. Our main responsibility is to participate into the design of development projects along with numerous partners, and to ensure a sound implementation.
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From basic to accomplished

By Sara Vial - Social Development Manager

Chores and repairs entrust to the children

The Filipino culture is very community oriented. In each house can live extended family. From a young age, children do household chores as well as take care of their younger siblings and cousins… But most of our children come from dysfunctional families so the streets become their training ground… How do we help transform these habits learned from the street into equipping them to become responsible individuals after they exit the center?

In SDC we entrust much of the daily duties to the children. Teams under the supervision of the house parents prepare 3 meals a day. They clean the entire center. The laundry and dishes are also hand washed. Building repairs, gardening and facility improvements are also endorsed by the children under the teaching of professionals. They are proud to learn new skills and take on these responsibilities!

However, nothing will replace the true love of a family! So we provide opportunities for relieving their broken hearts through art therapy, theater, spiritual enhancement, group sharing, and events such as dedicating a day for Mothers…

The staff and partners are also there to show compassion. When connections happen everyone involved gets filled up and overwhelmed by love. Education and individual development activities are still a big part of the program, but isn’t spreading love the main purpose of what we are doing? Reading these lines is what makes your heart speak.

SDC kids have so little that they appreciate everything that is shared with them… They remain kids by sometimes misusing things, but overall it’s their right to have access to the basic. So we never get tired of repeating, redoing, repairing and we continue to be amazed by this everlasting chain of people driven by the same purpose…

Family love can't be replaced

Hearts relieving activities

Dedication and commitment from partners

Spreading the love

Showing compassion

Jun 1, 2016

Love Band

By Sara Vial - Social Development Manager

Love Band Friendship

Hi,

A weaved bracelet called “Loved Band” became the symbol of SDC … A united effort between French and Philippines volunteers and SDC staff taught the children different bracelet weaving techniques. Thanks to this small livelihood project they learn how promote it to visitors, buy things they want out the benefits they made, and save up for their family. In addition, trough out the sells made in different selling points in Bacolod City and in France, extra profit was made and given entirely towards educational cause in SDC… This project changed the dynamic of the children getting motivated to produce, to market, to save up, to manage materials, to weave in a clean environment, and follow direction and instruction to make good quality products. And when special VIP come to the center, bracelets are given as a sign of constant friendship…

The French Ambassador himself received a Love Band during his visit. His venue gave visibility and recognition to the work done in the center, and the impact it has on the Children. Stakeholders and political personalities as the City Mayor were here to witness it.

A group a French volunteer came for 3 months to do building renovation and improvements, but most importantly transferring their construction knowledge to some children. All together they painted the entire center, completely renovate the girl quarter, made wooden lookers and improved the outdoor area… With the new skills they learn, the selected Children not only had more confidence into themself, but it created in some of them passion for carpentry, leadership, and respect to the work well done… During this same period a complete health check-up by a French volunteer doctor and specific treatment were given to all children supplemented by donation of sleeping materials, hygiene and clothing to completed the process and finally have a cozier place with better privacy in a healthier environment…

In order to strengthen the ties between the staff and the children, a basketball tournament was organized where staff and children were mixed into teams. The winners received goods to share and medals, and the best team spirit persons were also rewarded. Love band symbol remain all around this tournament…

The end of the alternative school year finished culminates with the participation of 21 children to the ALS exam, result I will come later one. New school year started with practical education 3 times a week in addition to the alternative school 2 times a week, which will definitely put education to another level, and hopefully gives a good step up into the reinsertion phase when children are back to their communities… Extra time and dedication is given to the illiterate group that despite their ages, some of them avail first schooling experience.

Using art as a form of expression and individual development, remain always a focus in the Center. This semester, it’s a contest on “What my stay in SDC is bringing me?” with to mean of expression “Essay” and “Song lyrics” writing… The result was just amazing on how talented they are when they are given a chance to express themselves, and a real testimony on how impactful and life changing can be the SDC… It’s also encourage all stakeholders to pursue or common mission to help the street children that Global Giving donors and supporters are definitely part of. You also deserve this Love Band!

Thank you every one for your support!

Carpentry as passion

When street children gather officials

Bounding arround the ball

Tie with education

Weaving the Love

Jan 7, 2016

I won't give up on us - Peace and Love

By Ton-Trong Ho - Jason Mraz's fan

Thank You GlobalGiving

Hello,

For our SDC children, during the end of this year, the individual development program focuses mainly on peace, order, respect, discipline, love and self love ...

We had the objectif to develop their creative talents and skills and provide an avenue for self-expression, by creating an environment that influences positive thinking, brighter outlook and enkindle more hope in their live.

In order to do so, we've invited The Boy Scouts of the Philippines to imbue the youth with the love of God, their country and of their fellowmen; to teach them as young people how to become responsible leaders and how to contribute to nation-building. Every week, a different chaptered representative came and work those characteristics out with them by doing activities around nurturing and environmental protection. They were taught how to be a leader, taking the confidence of themselves so they can face any challenges and keep giving the best of everything.

There are also outdoor activities and challenges based on basic life support learning, the purpose is to give children to get empowered and become productive and self-reliant as agents of peace.

Our regular International groups (Japanese and French) kindly keep on sharing about essential basic as good manners, personal hygienes. Believe it or not widening their general culture knowledge in geography, world languages and culture exchanges makes them better person you can talk to.

Sport is still a fundamental of our for personal progress work, so they were given Capoeira, Volleyball and Football personal training with a coach and we have been insisting on discipline rules and how to try to surpass themselves ... always. Nothing is in vain.

We believe also that developing fundamental skills can have deeper impact if we bring them along with artistic approaches, so we came up with an organized and productive Show for Peace. The children were doing amazing interpretative poetry reading, by heart recitation and interpretation please !. Then a Rap debate was so meaningful and heartfelt, every children was writing to express on how they'd like or could exit the SDC for a better place ... We know you have to fly by your own one day.

A creation of a micro livelihood project by having children learning on how to make bracelet and teach them basic entrepreneurial skill as determination of pricing, procurement, basic accounting, inventory list, etc… They found a way to market their own “Love bracelet” branding ... good job guys. Do you want to buy one?

In that seasons of celebrations, the spirit of Christmas was of course not forgotten. All the children was so excited and happy to make their Christmas decorating creations… In addition of some painting being done around the center, the children enjoyed making paper ornamentations and a cardboard Christmas tree and even some angels models were made with recycling items from the center

Finally, many local groups came to SDC to share Christmas party with the children ... we did games, shared food, to give and receive love ... to light up their deep feeling of being abandoned. Santa clause even came on the 25th to give them personal gift, and make everyone felt loved ...I won't give up on us ...

'Cause even the stars they burn

Some even fall to the earth

We've got a lot to learn

God knows we're worth it

No, I won't give up on us'

Thank you everyone again for your generous support and patronage and on behalf of the children and the volunteers we wish you and your family all the best for this new year and beyond ...

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